Scaling and structural properties of a polymer in a simple solvent: A study based on integral equations

Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 3025-3033

  Gan, Hin Hark ^a   Eu, Byung Chan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Integral equations for polymers; Polymer conformation; Scaling properties; Solvent effects

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CONFORMATIONS; CORRELATION METHODS; DENSITY OF LIQUIDS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MONOMERS; SOLVENTS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; SWELLING;

KIRKWOOD EQUATIONS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0032288679     PISSN: 08876266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0488(199812)36:17<3025::AID-POLB3>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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